Recently divorced Zack inherits a tidy sum that enables him to move to the country. Still recovering, his interest is piqued when he meets his gorgeous neighbour, Richard, who is well-loved throughout town. Despite this, Richard doesn’t have a partner, as his medical problems discouraged potential lovers in the past from entering into something more permanent with him.<br><br>As Zack is a city boy, he’s completely unprepared for winter in a small town in the country. When a severe snowstorm takes out the power at his house, Richard invites him over to a warm, welcoming home. Cut off from the rest of the world, will the two men become more than friends and neighbours? What will happen once the roads are cleared and they’re free to go their separate ways again?

Snowed In: Zack and Richard

“Your divorce mess you up?” Richard asks, handing him a controller.


“Yeah, and what I told you, the reasons. I guess I felt like less of a man, less desirable,” Zack admits, keeping his eyes on the loading screen as Richard sits down next to him. Zack can feel the slight heat coming from Richard’s body, he’s so close.


Richard clears his throat. “I know we’re raised to think certain things make a man, but nothing you told me makes you less of a man. It certainly doesn’t make you less desirable. Have you dated at all since your divorce?”


“Do drunken hook-ups count? I’ve been too afraid to ask anyone out when sober.” Zack sighs, taking out his frustration by shooting things on the screen.


“Hook-ups can be nice, but do you want more with anyone, or is it too soon?” Richard sounds more than a little curious, and Zack sneaks a look at him to find Richard is paying more attention to him than the game.


Chapter 5